Colleges / College of Staten Island CUNY
College · Public · Staten Island, NY · City
CSI

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

Hispanic-serving
Address2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314
Websitewww.csi.cuny.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate92%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$6k
Undergrad size9,657
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $6k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 92% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1040.

If you get in

9,657 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $15k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $6k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$59k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$22k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$15.4k
Room & board
$21.2k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants50%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans10%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr34%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
9,657
Location
Staten Island, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Staten Island · CSI · College of Staten Island
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White40%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Asian13%
  • Black13%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International2%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time21%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 43

What you can study.

Colleges / College of Staten Island CUNY
College · Public · Staten Island, NY · City
CSI

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

Hispanic-serving
Address2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314
Websitewww.csi.cuny.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate92%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$6k
Undergrad size9,657
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $6k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 92% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1040.

If you get in

9,657 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $15k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $6k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$59k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$22k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$15.4k
Room & board
$21.2k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants50%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans10%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr34%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
9,657
Location
Staten Island, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Staten Island · CSI · College of Staten Island
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White40%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Asian13%
  • Black13%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International2%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time21%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 43

What you can study.